Israelis rally vs court reforms at parliament

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 14, 2023 1:00 am

JERUSALEM: Thousands of Israelis protested outside their country's parliament on Monday against the government's controversial judicial reform plan, which aims to give lawmakers substantially more control over the Supreme Court.

The measures, which were inching toward approval through a series of preliminary votes inside the legislature, have provoked widespread criticism and charges that they would give the lawmaking body nearly unchecked authority.

JUDICIARY IN JEOPARDY? Israeli protesters raise national flags and placards as they rally against controversial legal reforms being touted by their country’s hard-right government outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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